<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>C-range horn antenna made of a graphene-containing carbon-based composite material has been developed. Electrodynamic characteristics of the developed antenna and the identical metal antenna have been measured in the frequency range of 4.6–4.9 GHz. We have created two prototypes of horn antennas made of (i) carbon fiber and (ii) carbon fabric. It has been shown that the horn antenna made of graphene-containing composite material is capable of efficiently operating in the C-range frequency and possesses almost the same electrodynamic characteristics as the conventional metal antenna of the same geometry and size. However, the carbon-based antenna has enhanced stability in the wide range of temperatures to compare with the corresponding metal antenna.</p></abstract>

C-range horn antenna made of a graphene-containing carbon-based composite material has been developed. Electrodynamic characteristics of the developed antenna and the identical metal antenna have been measured in the frequency range of 4.6–4.9 GHz. We have created two prototypes of horn antennas made of (i) carbon fiber and (ii) carbon fabric. It has been shown that the horn antenna made of graphene-containing composite material is capable of efficiently operating in the C-range frequency and possesses almost the same electrodynamic characteristics as the conventional metal antenna of the same geometry and size. However, the carbon-based antenna has enhanced stability in the wide range of temperatures to compare with the corresponding metal antenna.

Using Carbon-Based Composite Materials for Manufacturing C-range Antenna Devices

Radiophysical Research Institute, 25/12a B. Pecherskaya Str., Nizhny Novgorod 603950,

University of Nizhny Novgorod, 23 Gagarin Ave., Nizhny Novgorod 603950,

R.E. Alekseev Technical University of Nizhny Novgorod, 24 Minina Str., Nizhny Novgorod 603950,

Volga State University of Water Transport, 5a Nesterova Str., Nizhny Novgorod 603950,

Latvian Journal of Physics and Technical Sciences

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C-range horn antenna made of a graphene-containing carbon-based composite material has been developed. Electrodynamic characteristics of the developed antenna...

Using Carbon-Based Composite Materials for Manufacturing C-range Antenna Devices

Published Online: Nov 19, 2016

Page range: 17 - 23

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/lpts-2016-0032

Keywords
composite materials, C-range frequency, electrodynamic antenna characteristics, graphene-containing carbon, horn antenna

© 2016 N. Dugin et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Using Carbon-Based Composite Materials for Manufacturing C-range Antenna Devices

Published Online: Nov 19, 2016

Page range: 17 - 23

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/lpts-2016-0032

Keywordscomposite materials, C-range frequency, electrodynamic antenna characteristics, graphene-containing carbon, horn antenna

© 2016 N. Dugin et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
composite materials, C-range frequency, electrodynamic antenna characteristics, graphene-containing carbon, horn antenna